Jeremiah 49
1 [This message is] about the Ammon people-group. This is what Yahweh says: “There are [RHQ] plenty of Israeli people left to occupy [the land of the tribe of] Gad. So, why are [RHQ] [the people who worship the god] Molech living in those towns?
Para los hijos de Ammón: Así dice Yahvé: “¿No tiene acaso hijos Israel? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué Melcom se ha posesionado de Gad, y habita su pueblo en las ciudades de este?
2 There will be a time when I will sound the battle-cry [for their enemies] to attack [their capital city], Rabbah. [Then] it will become a heap of ruins, and [all] the nearby towns will be burned. Then [the people of] Israel will again possess the land that the Ammon people-group took away from them.
Por eso, he aquí que vienen días, dice Yahvé, en que haré oír en Rabbat de los hijos de Ammón el estruendo de la guerra. Ella se convertirá en un montón de escombros, y sus ciudades serán quemadas, e Israel heredará a sus propios herederos —oráculo de Yahvé.
3 You people of Heshbon [city] [MTY], wail, because Ai [town nearby] will be destroyed. You people of Rabbah [city], weep; put on (rough clothing/sackcloth) [to show you are mourning]; run back and forth [in confusion] inside the city walls, because [your god] Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away (in exile/to other countries).
Hesbón prorrumpe en alaridos, porque ¡ay! está devastada; alzad el grito, hijas de Rabbat, ceñíos cilicios, llorad; corred de un lado a otro por los vallados, porque Melcom va al cautiverio, y con él sus sacerdotes y sus príncipes.
4 You are [RHQ] very proud of your very fertile valleys, [but they will soon be ruined]. You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, and you said, ‘Certainly no [RHQ] army will be able to attack us!’
¿Por qué te glorías de los valles? —es rico tu valle, oh hija rebelde— y confías en tus tesoros (diciendo): «¿Quién vendrá contra mí?»
5 But listen to this: 'I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will cause you to become terrified. You will all be forced to flee [to other countries], and no one will be able to bring you together [again].'
He aquí que haré venir sobre ti el terror, dice el Señor, Yahvé de los ejércitos, el terror de todos los que te rodean; y seréis arrojados, cada cual en su dirección, sin que haya quien reúna a los fugitivos.
6 But some day I will enable the Ammon people-group to return to their land. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Mas después de esto haré volver a los cautivos de los hijos de Ammón” —oráculo de Yahvé.
7 [This message is] about the Edom people-group. This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “It seems that [RHQ] there are no wise people in Teman [district in Edom]! There are no people left who can give others [good] advice. The people who were wise [PRS] have disappeared.
Para Edom: Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: “¿No hay ya sabiduría en Temán? ¿Se retiró de sus sabios el consejo? ¿Se acabó su inteligencia?
8 You people of Dedan [city in the south of Edom], turn and flee and hide in deep [caves], because when I cause the Edom people-group to experience disaster, I will punish you, too.
¡Huid! ¡Volveos atrás! Buscad refugios profundos, habitantes de Dedán, porque voy a traer sobre él la ruina de Esaú, el tiempo de su castigo.
9 Those who harvest grapes always [RHQ] leave some on the vines. When thieves come at night, they surely [RHQ] steal only as much as they want.
Si vinieran sobre ti vendimiadores, dejarían por lo menos algunos racimos; y si ladrones de noche, destruirían solo una parte.
10 But I will cause everything in Edom to be destroyed, and there will be nothing left, and there will be no place for people to hide. [Many of] [HYP] the children, their relatives and their neighbors, will die, and Edom will not exist any more.
Yo empero voy a despojar a Esaú, descubriré su escondrijo, y no podrá ocultarse; será destruida su raza, así como sus hermanos y sus vecinos; y él mismo ya no existirá.
11 But I will protect the orphans, and the widows [also] will [be able to] depend on me [to help them].”
¡Deja tus huérfanos, que Yo les conservaré la vida, y tus viudas pongan en Mí su esperanza!
12 And this is [also] what Yahweh says: “If those who do not deserve to suffer [MET] must suffer, you people of Edom must [RHQ] suffer much more [DOU]! You will not escape being punished.
Porque así dice Yahvé: He aquí, si los que no estaban condenados a beber el cáliz, lo bebieron sin remedio, ¿tú, por ventura, saldrás impune? No saldrás impune, lo beberás sin falta.
13 I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that [your chief city] Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”
Pues por Mí mismo he jurado, dice Yahvé: Bosra será un objeto de horror y de oprobio, una desolación y lugar de maldición, y todas sus ciudades una eterna soledad.”
14 I heard this message from Yahweh: “I have sent an ambassador to [many] nations, [to tell them to] gather together to attack Edom. They must prepare for battle!”
He oído de parte de Yahvé esta nueva, ha sido enviado a las naciones este mensaje: “Congregaos y marchad contra ella, y levantaos para ir a la guerra.”
15 [And Yahweh says to the people of Edom, ] “I will cause your nation to become very unimportant among the [other] nations. They will all despise your country.
“Pues he aquí que Yo te he hecho pequeño entre los pueblos, despreciado entre los hombres.
16 You have caused [people of other nations] to be terrified, and you [MTY] have been very proud, but you have deceived yourselves. You live in caves in the rock cliffs; [you think that you are safe there because] you live high up there. But even if you make your homes as high up as the eagles’ nests, I will cause you to come [crashing] down.
Te ha engañado tu arrogancia, la soberbia de tu corazón, pues habitas en las hendiduras de las rocas, y ocupas la cima de los montes. Pero aunque pongas tan alto como el águila tu nido, de allí te haré bajar, dice Yahvé.
17 Edom will become a place about which people are horrified; people who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) when they see the destruction.
Edom vendrá a ser un horror; cuantos por allí pasaren quedarán pasmados, y silbando contemplarán todas tus plagas.
18 Edom will be destroyed as [completely as] Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns were destroyed [long ago]. [As a result, ] no one will live there [any more] [DOU].
Será arrasado como Sodoma y Gomorra, y sus ciudades vecinas, dice Yahvé; no vivirá nadie allí, ni habrá hombre que lo habite.
19 I will come to Edom [suddenly] like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are] eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; [I can do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.
Como león subirá (el enemigo) desde las espesuras del Jordán a los pastizales siempre verdes, pero en un momento lo arrojaré de allí, y estableceré en (Edom) a quien Yo escogiere, pues ¿quién hay como Yo? ¿Quién me pedirá cuenta? ¿Quién es el pastor que pueda enfrentarse conmigo?
20 Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman [town] and [the rest of] Edom: Even the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely get rid of the people [MET] who live there.
Por eso, oíd el designio de Yahvé, que Él tiene resuelto contra Edom, y sus planes que ha trazado contra los habitantes de Teman. Os aseguro que serán arrastrados hasta los débiles de la grey, y quedarán devastados juntamente con ellos sus pastizales.
21 When Edom is destroyed, the noise [will be extremely great], with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard [as far away as] the Red Sea.
Al estruendo de su caída temblará la tierra, sus gritos se oirán hasta el Mar Rojo.
22 Look! The enemy troops will swoop/rush down over Bozrah like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down [to seize an animal]. On that day, [even the strongest] warriors of Edom will [be afraid] like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth.”
He aquí que como águila subirá (el enemigo), volará y extenderá sus alas contra Bosra; y será el corazón de los guerreros de Edom en aquel día como el corazón de una mujer que está de parto.”
23 [This message is] about Damascus. [This is what Yahweh says]: “[The people in the nearby cities of] Hamath and Arpad are confused, because they have heard bad news [about Damascus]. They are very anxious and restless, like [SIM] a sea in a big storm.
Para Damasco: “Confundidas están Hamat y Arfad; oyeron una mala noticia, por la cual se han turbado. Son como un mar agitado que no se puede calmar.
24 The people of Damascus have become very weak, and [they all] have (panicked/fled [because] they are very afraid). The people are anguished and in pain like [SIM] a woman [experiences] who is about to give birth.
Desmáyase Damasco, se dispone a huir, tiembla; se apoderan de ella angustia y dolores como de parturienta.
25 That famous city, that I was [previously] pleased with, will be abandoned.
¡Cómo ha sido abandonada la ciudad gloriosa, la ciudad de mi alegría!
26 Its young men will fall in the streets. Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.
Por eso sus jóvenes caerán por sus calles, y todos sus hombres de guerra perecerán en aquel día —oráculo de Yahvé de los ejércitos—;
27 And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus, and the palaces of [King] Ben-Hadad will be burned down.”
y pegaré fuego al muro de Damasco, que devorará los palacios de Benhadad.
28 [This is a message] about the Kedar [people-group] and the kingdom of Hazor which [the army of] Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon attacked. This is what Yahweh says: “[I will cause an army to] advance to attack Kedar and destroy those people who live east [of Judah].
Para Cedar y los reinos de Hasor, que derrotó Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia: Así dice Yahvé: “Levantaos, marchad contra Cedar, y destruid a los hijos del Oriente.
29 Their tents and their flocks [of sheep] will be captured. The curtains [in their tents] and their camels and their other possessions will be taken away. [Everywhere] men will shout, ‘We are terrified [because terrible things are happening] all around us!’
Se les quitarán sus tiendas y sus rebaños, las lonas de sus (tiendas) y todos sus utensilios; serán llevados sus camellos, y se les clamará: «¡Terror por doquier!»
30 So [I, ] Yahweh, say, ‘Run away [quickly]! You people who live in Hazor, go and hide in deep [caves], because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon wants to attack you [with his army]; he is planning to destroy you!’
Huid, dispersaos por todas partes; escondeos en cavernas, moradores de Hasor, dice Yahvé; porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, tiene resuelto un plan contra vosotros, y contra vosotros se dirigen sus pensamientos.
31 But I say [to Nebuchadnezzar], ‘Go up and attack that nation whose people feel secure; they do not have allies [who will help them] and do not have [walls with] gates that have bars in them.
Levantaos, dice Yahvé (a los caldeos), marchad contra un pueblo tranquilo, que habita confiado, dice Yahvé, sin puertas, sin cerrojos, todo aislado.
32 Your troops will seize their camels and [other] livestock. I will scatter in every direction [IDM] those people who live in remote places (OR, who cut their hair short). I will cause them to experience disasters from every direction.
Sus camellos serán un botín, y una presa la muchedumbre de sus ganados. Esparciré a todos los vientos a los que se rapan las sienes; y de todos sus confines traeré su mal, dice Yahvé.
33 Hazor will become a place where jackals/wolves live, and it will be deserted forever. No one will live there again; no one will settle there [DOU].’”
Hasor vendrá a ser morada de chacales, un desierto perpetuo, no habitará allí hombre alguno ni morará hijo de hombre en ella.
34 I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.
Al principio del reinado de Sedecías, rey de Judá, recibió el profeta Jeremías esta palabra de Dios para Elam:
35 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous (archers/men who shoot arrows well); that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].
“Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: He aquí que romperé el arco de Elam, lo principal de su fuerza.
36 I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU], and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions. The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].
Soltaré contra Elam los cuatro vientos desde los cuatro puntos del cielo; y los dispersaré hacia todos estos vientos; y no habrá nación adonde no lleguen fugitivos de Elam.
37 Because I am very angry with the people of Elam, I will enable their enemies to smash Elam; I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters. I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them [and kill them] with swords until I completely get rid of all of them.
Porque haré temblar a Elam delante de sus enemigos, y delante de los que intentan su ruina; descargaré sobre ellos el mal, mi ira ardiente, dice Yahvé, y tras ellos enviaré la espada hasta acabar con ellos.
38 I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY], and [then] I will get rid of their king and [his] officials.
Asentaré mi trono en Elam, y daré allí muerte al rey y a los príncipes, dice Yahvé.
39 But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Pero en los últimos tiempos haré volver a los cautivos de Elam” —oráculo de Yahvé.
